9 Bible Verses about Likening Things
Most Relevant Verses
In this respect the gospel-kingdom may be represented by that of a temporal prince, who had a mind to call his servants to account.
Another parable he propos'd to them in these words. the state of the gospel in this world may be compar'd to a man who sowed good grain in his field:
He propos'd another parable to them, which was this; the gospel-state is like a grain of mustard-seed which a man took to sow in his field.
Then he said, what does the kingdom of God resemble? to what shall I compare it?
For the kingdom of the Messiah is like a family, the master whereof went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard.
the kingdom of the Messiah is such, as when a certain king made a wedding-feast for his son.
The kingdom of the Messiah will then be such, as when ten virgins took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.
So it was when a man was going to travel into a foreign country, he called his servants, and delivered to them his stock:
